Hi girls, sorry not been on for a while, got a sicky 10 week old baby who has reflux and apart from having around 3 hours sleep a night he doesn't tend to sleep much in the day either, so not much time for the internet these days.

He's been prescribed enfamil ar milk from the doctor as he has reflux, he was on gaviscon infant but he could only have a max of 6 doses a day and he has around 8 feeds in 24 hours and it was russian roulette which feeds didn't have the gaviscon, those feeds he threw up.

He's been alot better on the enfamil milk but still doesn't sleep, he feeds every 3 hours and its making me think is he feeding all the time to soothe his acid reflux? When he was on gaviscon he managed to sleep for 6 hours, but the gaviscon made him constipated and kept clogging up his teats which didn't go down well with a hungry baby!

Just wondered if anyone else's baby was on enfamil ar and if there was anything he could take with his milk, I have lots of gaviscon sachets but dont want to use them unless I'm sure its fine to use with his milk. I'm just dreading tonight, I'm so tired and snappy with the kids and its heartbreaking when you see your baby cry when just 2 minutes earlier he seems to be sleeping fine then crying out with pain xx

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Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:38 pm

Charleykins

Joined: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:30 pmPosts: 0Location: London

:D heya im so happy ive found this post ive just had twins and my youngest one suffers from reflux hes on thismedication called domperidone and ranitidine its working wonders and my eldest ellie haad it but she was given gaviscone infant but it didnt work foor heer butt for the twins this meedication works so askk ur doc to prescribe ur lil man that

Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:57 am

UKSky

Joined: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:14 pmPosts: 0

Sorry you're both suffering with this. My LO had reflux and as she is breasted I had to give the gaviscon after a feed.

the feeding every 3 hours is actually better with the reflux as LOs tummy doesn't get so full and then the reflux is not so bad.

Have you tried any of these:
1. Keeping him upright for at least half an hour after a feed.
2. Raising the head of the cot. If you can raise the cot legs by a couple of inches, this will really make a big difference as it helps to stop the acid in your LOs stomach from coming up. If you then make a long sausage with a towel and put it into the cot in a U shape with LOs bottom at the base of the "U" this will stop him sliding down the cot or to one side. This works really well.
3. Wind him for longer. Try to get as much as you can. When winding keep him upright so his back is straight rather than curved.
4. Warm bathes also help.

If your LO is being bottlefed can you get your OH to do the night feeds for a couple of nights so you can catch up on some sleep. You really need to get him to do it for 2 nights on the trot if possible so you can catch up with your sleep.

Hopefully at 10 weeks you should be coming to the end of his suffering with reflux as the sphincter at the top of the stomach will be stronger and stop the acid from coming up out of his stomach.

I also took the path of least resistance during this time and if my DD fell asleep on me, then I let her.

I know totally how hard this is, but there's light at the end of the tunnel and he shouldn't suffer for too much longer.

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Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:13 pm

Charleykins

Joined: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:30 pmPosts: 0Location: London

:? u said at ten weeks u shuld hopefully be over this my twins r 4 mnths and r still not over it